WB to meet MNREGA national average soon

Kolkata: West Bengal would be able to meet
the national average of MNREGA in two to three months, its
Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee
said today.

Replying during question hour, Mukherjee said in the past
two months MNREGA average had increased to 32 days in West
Bengal against the national average of 37.

Work under the Centre`s flagship programme had slowed
down during the recent assembly polls, he said adding to
accelerate the pace of work Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had
personally inspected the present work by going to the
districts.